14 Replies Latest reply on May 27, 2016 9:59 AM by Sachin Patil

OAuth Dance : Simple way to get OAuth token ( TIPS & TRICKS )

nagendra1891 Apr 3, 2016 5:43 PM

Hey guys,

I am writing this thread to explain how to get OAuth token in a simple way !! ( Hope It helps )

How to make this Dance easy ???

Link --->>> OAuth 2.0 — OAuth

a brief knowledge on Oauth would help make this process fun learning !!

How to get jive Auth token ??

Two ways to get Tokens from Jive

1 . Use credentials to get a token ( Not a good idea to use this token ,if your trying to register Webhooks)

2. Use auth Grant way to get the Token ( Token valid for most of the use cases )

snapshot how the Work flow looks like

Step 1 Using Credentials

curl -u '<client-id>:<client-secret>' -d'grant_type=password&username=userone&password=psswd1' https://<URL-of-Jive-Service>/oauth2/token

replace the values in < > with appropriate data and fire the call to jive

Response for the above is the

{"token_type":"bearer","expires_in":"172799","refresh_token":"############################.r","access_token":"##################################.t"}

simple way in getting a token but can not be used for all kind of api calls .

Step 2 Using Auth Grant method

<jive-url>/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<client_id>&response_type=code

fire a call to jive it redirects to this screen user clicks on grant access

Next screen or the next step is that jive sends the AUTHGRANT code to redirect url

looks like this !! and AUTHGRANT TOKEN ENDS WITH .c https://client.application.com/oauth2/redirect?code=<authz_code>

AuthGrant code is valid for few minutes!!! make sure you make a call for token soon !!! how ??

Use postman

Note : to do this you have to configure Call back url to POSTMAN

else keep your CURL command ready so that you can use it soon you get the AUTH GRANT code

curl -u '<CLIENT ID>:<CLIENT SCERET>' -d 'code=<AUTH GRANT CODE>&grant_type=authorization_code&client_id=<CLIENT ID>' <jive-url>/oauth2/token

At this point you should have the TOKEN in the Following format

"scope":"uri:/api","token_type":"bearer","expires_in":"172799","refresh_token":"<Refresh TOKEN>","access_token":"<TOKEN>"}

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Few Tips and tricks

Tip one if your using token to register a Webhook always use Auth Grant method

Tip two save your Refresh token and make single call to get TOKEN ( IF YOU HATE DANCING )

TIP three Set up post man for obtaining TOKEN ( POSTMAN will take care of Dancing , watch him get token )

TOKEN ending with >>> .i CLIENT ID ||

.S CLIENT SECRET ||

.C AUTH GRANT CODE ( MOST OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR TOKEN ) ||

.T TOKEN ( USED FOR API CALLS)

.R REFRESH TOKEN ( USED TO GET THE TOKEN WHEN EXPIRED )

Tip four all ways clear the cache when you are playing with this ( killed hours finding what was going wrong )

POST YOUR TIPS AND TRICKS ( SHARING IS CARING )

CHEERS !!

Rashed Talukder

Re: OAuth Dance : Simple way to get OAuth token ( TIPS & TRICKS )

Sachin Patil Apr 29, 2016 7:10 AM (in response to nagendra1891)

Awesome Post!!!
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  Ryan Rutan Apr 29, 2016 7:40 AM (in response to Sachin Patil)
  
  Agree...I noticed this feature in Postman a month or so back, and it is very helpful, indeed! =)
  
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Re: OAuth Dance : Simple way to get OAuth token ( TIPS & TRICKS )

Sachin Patil Apr 29, 2016 8:32 AM (in response to nagendra1891)

Hi,

Got below error:
It looks like a remote service wants access to your Jive account.

There seems to be a problem. Some information provided by the remote service is missing or invalid, eg. redirect URI, client ID, code, etc. Please contact an administrator for more information.

Could you please provide any fesolution

Thanks
Sachin Patil
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Re: OAuth Dance : Simple way to get OAuth token   ( TIPS & TRICKS )

Sachin Patil Apr 29, 2016 10:11 AM (in response to nagendra1891)

Hi ,

I ran curl command and following error
{
"error" : {
    "status" : 400,
    "message" : "A JSONObject text must begin with '{' at character 1 of '{"
}
}curl: (6) Could not resolve host: events:user_session,callback:https
curl: (3) [globbing] unmatched close brace/bracket in column 1

Any help!!!!

@Ryan Ryan Rutan
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  Rashed Talukder Apr 29, 2016 11:13 AM (in response to Sachin Patil)
  
  We can help better if you'd paste your CURL command...minus your actual secret/credentials. BTW, the redirect URL in your add-on must match the redirect URL in your request.
  
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- Re: OAuth Dance : Simple way to get OAuth token   ( TIPS & TRICKS )
  
  Sachin Patil Apr 29, 2016 12:34 PM (in response to Sachin Patil)
  
  Hi ,
  
  Tried to run curl command
  
  curl -k -i -X POST "https://xxxxxx.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/webhooks" -H "Authorization: Bearer <auth_GRANT_CODE>" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "events:user_session" -d "callback: https://xxxxxxxxxxxx/controller/entitlement"
  
  {
  "error" : {
      "status" : 400,
      "message" : "A JSONObject text must begin with '{' at character 1 of '{"
  }
  }curl: (6) Could not resolve host: events:user_session,callback:https
  curl: (3) [globbing] unmatched close brace/bracket in column 1
  
  Any help!!!
  
  Jive Developers Rashed Talukder
  
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    nagendra1891 Apr 29, 2016 2:38 PM (in response to Sachin Patil)
    
    hey sachin ,
    
    -d is for the json body and it should be like this
    
    curl -i -X POST "https://############.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/webhooks"
             -H "Authorization: Bearer #########################.t"
             -H "Content-Type: application/json"
            -d'{
                  "events" : "user_account,user_session,user_membership",
                  "callback": "http://your.service.com/webhooks"
                }'
    
    configure with postman.
    this will help you understand how to get token using postman
    Postman | Authentication helpers
    Sachin Patil
    
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      Sachin Patil Apr 29, 2016 3:48 PM (in response to nagendra1891)
      
      Hi,
      
      curl -k -i -X POST "https://xxxxxxx.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/webhooks"
      -H "Authorization: Bearer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
      -H "Content-Type: application/json"
      -d'{"events":"user_session","callback":"myServiceurl"}'
      
      Now I'm getting below error:
      
      {
      "error" : {
          "message" : "A JSONObject text must begin with '{' at character 1 of '{events:user_session,callback:https://connectorqa.rsasecurity.com/salesforce-case-jive-addon/controller/entitlement}'",
          "status" : 400
      }
      }
      
      Nagendra Balachandra
      
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        Rashed Talukder Apr 29, 2016 4:16 PM (in response to Sachin Patil)
        
        1) There needs to be a space between the -d and the quotation mark
        
        if that doesn't work, try:
        
        2) Try switching your single quotes and double quotes around:
        -d "{'events':'user_session','callback':'myServiceUrl'}"
        
        I'll update the REST API docs accordingly.
        
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        Sachin Patil Jan 20, 2017 7:05 AM (in response to Sachin Patil)
        
        Rashed Talukder
        
        I got following result for both provided options as follows :
        
        1) There needs to be a space between the -d and the quotation mark
        
        {
        "error" : {
            "message" : "A JSONObject text must begin with '{' at character 1 of '{events:user_session,callback:
        }
        
        2) Try switching your single quotes and double quotes around:
             -d "{'events':'user_session','callback':'myServiceUrl'}"
        
        {
        "id" : "1011",
        "resources" : {
            "self" : {
              "allowed" : [ "PUT", "DELETE", "GET" ],
              "ref" : "
            }
        },
        "events" : "user_session",
        "callback" : "
        "queueSize" : 0
        }
        
        Thanks for immediate response
        Appreciated
        
        Rashed Talukder
        
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Re: OAuth Dance : Simple way to get OAuth token ( TIPS & TRICKS )

Rashed Talukder Apr 29, 2016 11:14 AM (in response to nagendra1891)

Thanks for creating this Nagendra Balachandra! I think many will find it very helpful.
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  Sachin Patil May 27, 2016 8:26 AM (in response to Rashed Talukder)
  
  @Nagendra Balachandra Jive Developers
  
  How to get Access token pragmatically
  
  I want use Access token in Java program to run curl command .
  
  Any help!!!!
  
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    nagendra1891 May 27, 2016 8:43 AM (in response to Sachin Patil)
    
    Hey
    i am not sure what your actually looking for
    
    //Java code to get the token using credentials not tested this code
    
    OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
    MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "grant_type=password&username=userone&password=psswd1");
    Request request = new Request.Builder()
    .url("https://<Jive>/oauth2/token")
    .post(body)
    .addHeader("content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
    .build();
    Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
    
    Curl for the above is
    
    curl -u '<client-id>:<client-secret>'
    -d 'grant_type=password&username=userone&password=psswd1'
    https://<URL-of-Jive-Service>/oauth2/token
    
    If you are using jive REST api
    
    String idEndpoint = "https://<Jive>/api/core/v3/people/" + id;
    URL url = new URL(null, idEndpoint, new sun.net.www.protocol.https.Handler());
    HttpsURLConnection urlConn = (HttpsURLConnection) url.openConnection();
    urlConn.setRequestMethod("GET");
    urlConn.setRequestProperty("accept", "application/json");
    // load data from the configuration file
    String userpass = user + ":" + key;
    String basicAuth = "Basic " + javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.printBase64Binary(userpass.getBytes("UTF-8"));
    urlConn.setRequestProperty("Authorization", basicAuth);
    int responseCode = urlConn.getResponseCode();
    
    Hope this help
    
    regards
    NB
    
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      Sachin Patil May 27, 2016 9:59 AM (in response to nagendra1891)
      
      Nagendra Balachandra
      
      I'm writing share API for article, this API share single article to multiple place .
      
      Below code share article to multiple places
      
      String commandAray[]={"curl","-k","-X","POST","https://xxxxxxxx/api/core/v3/shares","-i","-H","Authorization:Bearer <Access Token>",
      "-H","Content-Type:application/json","--data",
      "{'type': 'document', 'content': { 'type': 'text/html', 'text':'Starting a discussion'}, 'shared' : '"+contentID+"' , 'places' : ['https://xxxxxxxx/api/core/v3/places/57992']}"};
      
      ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(commandAray);
      Process p1;
      p1 = pb.start();
      
      So I need put Access Token in above code , trying to get Access Token programatically
      
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